The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-11-02
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

John Galligan of kalamazoo, was in town
last Monday.
Notice the new card of Marshall & Van
Fleet, milliners.
Zan Harrison OF Bangor, was in town on
Monday and Tuesday last.
Frank Stearns has returned to the land of
the Dakotas and blizzards.
Geo. Remington and Thad. McNitt of
Bangor, were in town yesterday.
Regular monthly meeting of the Paw Paw
fire department to morrow evening.
Bert Woke of Jackson was in town a few
days last week visiting friends and relatives.
Jay was too busy selling goods to write up
a new 'ad." this week. He gets there, Just
the same.
Clayt Simmons has returned home, having
completed the season with Burr Robbins
railroad show.
Squire Rockwell of Lawrence, was look
ing after business matters IL this village on
Monday last.
Fidelity lodge, No. 20, ID. of r.. will hold
its semi monthly meeting in Oddfellows'
Hall this evening.
Special communication of Paw Paw lodge,
No. %, +. & A. NJ, Tuesday evening, Nov.
sth. Work on Sd.
See Broughtons new double column essay
about boots and shoes. Roscoe is bound TO
keep in the front rank.
Dansby has removed the barn that stood
in the rear of Osborne's furniture store to
the old Gremps place.
Oppenheip, the boot, shoe and hat man
offers some very attractive bargains this
week. Read what he has to say.
For the next thirty days cord of beech or
hard maple-green or dry-will pay for
years subscription TO the NoBTHERHER.
Elder Pallister has inauguratod a novel
and interesting system of bible readings at
his Thursday evening PRAYER meetings.
lie. Warren of Hartford, was in town on
business last Friday and Saturday. He made
a brief call, as he usually does, at this office.
y. d. Monroe, register of deeds, has become
a resident of this village. He occupies the
house Just east of the residence of James
Bennett
Will. Prater son of George Prater, went
20 Kansas last spring and came home short
time since bringing wife with him. Good
for you, Will.
Vim. Long the Prospect Hill sexton, re
ports that during the past fifteen years, there
have been just five hundred burials III
that cemetery.
There will be a regular meeting Of Waver-
ly grange on Saturday evening Nov. 9TH.
Patrons please take notice and let there be a
full attendance.
The NoRTHERNER wants an unlimited guam
tity of wood on subscription, either green or
seasoned-green preferred; also a limited
quantity of oats.
Upwards of sixty teachers were present at
the examination last Friday. The list of
those who "got there will be found in this
paper next week
Just drop into Bartram d Millington's 8
and see that elegant case of silverware that
they advertise to give away without money
and without price.
We saw Frank Branch of Lawrence, driv-
ing through this place last Monday morning
a little after seven O'Clock. Frank must have
taken to early rising.
An adjourned term of our circuit court
convened yesterday afternoon. The case of
G. +. Young VS.. The Toledo and South Haven
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railroad company is on trial.
Mrs. Rebecca Hawley of Petoskey, made a
brief call last Monday on some of her friends
in town. We regret to learn that her mother,
Mrs. Wilerton, is in very poor health.
The secretary OF the examining board put
in his time last week inspecting the schools
of this township. He says they average bet
ter than those of any township he has yet
! visited.
That is an elegant arrangement of hand
some crookery, etc. in Longwelrs front win
dow. There isn't better display in any
window in town. just notice it as you
pass by.
DIR. Maynard has an elegant lot of specta-
| cles and eye glasses, in steel or gold frames.
at prices one half less than people have to
pay travelling opticians. Call and see him
and be convinced.
Those four pieces of carpet taken from the
rear of Osborne's store belonged to w. II.
Dansby. If the party who lugged them of
don't want TO see his name in "cold type.
he will return them.
Angus Mcintosh of Geneva. recently shot
a white or snowy owl measuring five and one
half feet from tip to tip. 1t was a very large,
! fine specimen of bird that is very rare in
this part of the country.
by what rule of orthography do some of
our contemporaries use ''add for an abbre-
Walton of the word advertisement 2" That
superfluous I'd gives the word the appear
| opco of an evo,onIo in addition,